Felipe Sierra

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Felipe Sierra is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Felipe Sierra has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Aging and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Felipe Sierra's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers), Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (12 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (7 papers). Felipe Sierra is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers), Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (12 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (7 papers). Felipe Sierra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Canada. Felipe Sierra's co-authors include Tony Wyss‐Coray, Judith Campisi, Thomas A. Rando, Brian K. Kennedy, Gordon J. Lithgow, Ana María Cuervo, Arlan Richardson, Richard I. Morimoto, Eric E. Schadt and Elissa S. Epel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Felipe Sierra

86 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease

2014 1.7k citations Brian K. Kennedy, Shelley L. Berger et al. Cell profile →
Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest

2019 446 citations Luigi Ferrucci, Felipe Sierra et al. profile →
From geroscience to precision geromedicine: Understanding and managing aging

2025 61 citations Guido Kroemer, Andrea B. Maier et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Felipe Sierra United States	27	1.8k	1.4k	879	481	464	90	4.7k
Daniela Mari Italy	44	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	813 0.9×	372 0.8×	519 1.1×	170	6.2k
Annibale Alessandro Puca Italy	38	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	320 0.7×	430 0.9×	127	5.1k
Cristina Giuliani Italy	26	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	407 0.5×	200 0.4×	613 1.3×	89	4.4k
Diana van Heemst Netherlands	46	2.1k 1.2×	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	306 0.6×	357 0.8×	221	7.2k
Carmen Martín-Ruiz United Kingdom	43	2.2k 1.2×	3.5k 2.5×	925 1.1×	740 1.5×	731 1.6×	98	7.1k
Vladimir N. Anisimov Russia	39	2.5k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	305 0.6×	172 0.4×	235	5.9k
Morten Scheibye‐Knudsen Denmark	33	2.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	548 0.6×	478 1.0×	225 0.5×	64	5.2k
Toshiko Tanaka United States	38	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	345 0.4×	456 0.9×	274 0.6×	178	5.0k
Jorge D. Erusalimsky United Kingdom	39	3.4k 1.9×	3.2k 2.3×	540 0.6×	327 0.7×	1.2k 2.6×	87	8.0k
Martijn E.T. Dollé Netherlands	39	3.1k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	811 0.9×	130 0.3×	607 1.3×	115	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Felipe Sierra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felipe Sierra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felipe Sierra

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kroemer, Guido, Andrea B. Maier, Ana María Cuervo, et al.. (2025). From geroscience to precision geromedicine: Understanding and managing aging. Cell. 188(8). 2043–2062. 61 indexed citations breakdown →

Espinoza, Ignacio, et al.. (2024). Temporomandibular joint study by magnetic resonance imaging: it is time to inform. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(3).

Sierra, Felipe, et al.. (2023). The Role of the National Institute on Aging in the Development of the Field of Geroscience. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 13(10). a041211–a041211. 6 indexed citations

Barreto, Philipe de Souto, Yves Rolland, Luigi Ferrucci, et al.. (2023). Looking at frailty and intrinsic capacity through a geroscience lens: the ICFSR & Geroscience Task Force. Nature Aging. 3(12). 1474–1479. 15 indexed citations

Takeda, Catherine, Davide Angioni, Philipe de Souto Barreto, et al.. (2020). Age-Related Frailty: A Clinical Model for Geroscience?. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 24(10). 1140–1143. 20 indexed citations

Sierra, Felipe. (2020). Geroscience and the Role of Aging in the Etiology and Management of Alzheimer's Disease. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 7(1). 2–3. 14 indexed citations

Kirkland, James L., Michael B. Stout, & Felipe Sierra. (2016). Resilience in Aging Mice. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(11). 1407–1414. 58 indexed citations

Richardson, Arlan, Kathleen E. Fischer, John R. Speakman, et al.. (2015). Measures of Healthspan as Indices of Aging in Mice—A Recommendation. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(4). 427–430. 63 indexed citations

Burch, James B., Alison D. Augustine, Lex Frieden, et al.. (2014). Advances in Geroscience: Impact on Healthspan and Chronic Disease. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(Suppl 1). S1–S3. 134 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Brian K., Shelley L. Berger, Anne Brunet, et al.. (2014). Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease. Cell. 159(4). 709–713. 1717 indexed citations breakdown →

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Perez, Carlos A., et al.. (2008). Diminished Acute Phase Response and Increased Hepatic Inflammation of Aged Rats in Response to Intraperitoneal Injection of Lipopolysaccharide. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 63(12). 1299–1306. 9 indexed citations

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Acuña‐Castillo, Claudio, Elías Leiva‐Salcedo, Viviana Pérez, et al.. (2005). T-kininogen, a cystatin-like molecule, inhibits ERK-dependent lymphocyte proliferation. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 126(12). 1284–1291. 15 indexed citations

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Torres, Claudio, et al.. (2002). Defect in ERK2 and p54JNK Activation in Aging Mouse Splenocytes. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 57(2). B41–B47. 11 indexed citations

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Torres, Claudio, et al.. (2001). Modulation of the ERK pathway of signal transduction by cysteine proteinase inhibitors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 80(1). 11–23. 2 indexed citations

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Torres, Claudio, et al.. (2001). T-Kininogen Inhibits Fibroblast Proliferation in the G1 Phase of the Cell Cycle. Experimental Cell Research. 269(2). 171–179. 10 indexed citations

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Torres, Claudio, et al.. (2000). Modulation of the ERK pathway of signal transduction by cysteine proteinase inhibitors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 80(1). 11–23. 18 indexed citations

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Sierra, Felipe, et al.. (1998). Changes in Hepatic DNA Binding Proteins as a Function of Age in Rats. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 53A(2). B102–B110. 9 indexed citations

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Keppler, Daniel, Bernard Sordat, & Felipe Sierra. (1997). T-Kininogen present in the liver of old rats is biologically active and readily forms complexes with endogenous cysteine proteinases. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 98(2). 151–165. 8 indexed citations

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Sierra, Felipe, et al.. (1995). N-type Ca2+ channels mediate transmitter release at the electromotoneuron-electrocyte synapses of the weakly electric fish Gymnotus carapo. Brain Research. 683(2). 215–220. 8 indexed citations

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Sierra, Felipe, et al.. (1992). Serum T‐Kininogen Levels Increase Shortly before Death. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 663(1). 479–480. 2 indexed citations

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